The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-26
WHAT WAS 1T?
The Adventure of Party of Gentle
men on Appalachee River.
From the Greensboro (Ga.) Herald.

men on AppdlaCnoe River.
From the Greensboro (Gd.) Herald.
Several gentlemen from Greensboro and
the county were fishing on the Appalachee
one night this week, when they met with
an adventure which made them think
of ghosts and will ever remain a mystery.
They were stretched around the camp
fire after supper, when Mr.. O'Neal said.
Boys, look at that dogs eyes" The rest
looked in the direction indicated, and saw
two big eyes cleaning out of the darkness.
That's mad dog and I'm going to shoot
him." said George Culver, excitedly. Mr..
Vance Hall suggested that it might be dog
belonging to the neighborhood, and it
would not be right TO kill it; he therefore
fired over the creature in order to brighten
it off. But strange thing happened
the creature Gf such it was did not move.
II knew it was mad dog" exclaimed
Mr.. Culver, don't you see he doesn't move!
And lookl he is coming to us! Here! give
me gun, quick"
How that party of brave men scattered.
Vince Hall crawled up into wagon, hold
ing the one hght-a lantern-high over his
head; Harrison O'Neal climbed a tree 40
feet high; Frank Sail mounted one of the
horses, while two boys in the party slid up
saplings quicker than squirrels. George
Culver held the fort, breech-loader cooked
and ready.
Bang went Culver's gun, and that gentle
man raised shout of victory-'I've got
him; I'll bet he never kicks again-that was
a dead shotl'
Everybody felt relieved, each man came
down from his perch and all started out to
see what it was Culver leading the way
Before they had reached the spot where
the supposed mad dog was lying one of the
boys called out: Look there it is out there
in the pines, don't you see the eyesm All
saw the eyes.
The thing was getting interesting "What
in the thunder is it!n said O'Neal They
followed it up, and this time Vince Hall
took deliberate aim and fired at it between
the eyes-the same thing. Those two glar-
ing eyes still circulated around the camp.
Then began regular fusilade. One man
would ''shine" the 'varmint'sn eyes with
the lantern, while all the rest would empty
load after load at it, from guns warranted
to kill buck eighty yards. Still that
harmad-at times retreating out of sight in
the pines, then returning-always showing
the two fiery eyes,
Fourteen shots were fired from first to
last, and not n hair of the ''what-was-itn
seemed to be touched. Somebody suggested
ghosts, in half whisper. Its the strang-
est thing ever saw, y said one after another
After awhile the two cleaning eyes disap-
peared in the darkness, and the excitement
quieted down; but the boys took turns in
watching-an not daring to sleep at the
same time.
These are all known to bestrict prohibition
lists, and the suggestion of ''snake bite" as
an explanation of the curious experience
would not be worth considering.
These gentlemen say they don't believe in
ghosts-Oh, no; they never debut they
say that 'varmiut" with two eyes shining
like balls Of fire, and, so far as they could
see, without form and void" is just little
ahead of anything they ever saw.
For want of a name we shall call it a
'what-is-it." 1t might have been ALT High
towers bearl